In a break to figure out the next move. Open for discussion 🤝

Hi, I’m Hari Kumaran — creator, builder of Bogar AI, and host of THUS.

From starting as a courier boy to helping teams build products and systems, my journey has always been about turning ideas into something real.

I build tools and platforms that make technology feel more human — and help people share what they know through meaningful stories.

☕ Always open for good conversations about building and creating.

Hari Kumaran Raamalingam

You can polish your copy all day.
But people don’t buy words.

They buy proof.
They buy stories.
They buy outcomes.

You don’t need better copywriting.
You need real customer stories.

Everything else is noise.

Builder | Creating human-centered AI tools & systems | Founder, Bogar AI

I’ve learned this the hard way:

You don’t grow by talking more about yourself.
You grow when others do it for you.

Everything I’m building right now sits on that belief.
Soon you’ll see why.

Most people ask, “Which college did you study at?”

Very few ask, “How did you actually learn?”

This visual is from my recent podcast with Hameed Rahamathullah, a fully self-taught CTO with no school, no college, just pure curiosity and grit.

What stood out for me most wasn’t just the tech skill.

It was the loop:
Curiosity → Build → Break → Self-correct → Repeat.

And how his career dots connected in a way that looks messy on paper:
Sales → Call Center → MIS/Excel → Product → Founder/CTO
But in reality, every role compounded into leverage.

Two leadership takeaways I personally resonated with:

▶️ Leadership is not authority, it’s ownership of responsibility
▶️ High agency beats perfect planning

This is exactly why I love doing this podcast.
Not to glorify success — but to decode real, non-linear journeys.

If you’re building without a conventional background:
You’re not behind. You’re just on a different curve.

Full episode link in the first comment.
If this resonated — just drop a ❤️

You don’t fail at content because of ideas.
You fail because posting depends on your mood, energy, and calendar.

Miss one day.
Then another.
Then momentum is gone.

That exact pain is why I built a system to post even when I disappear.
Auto > effort. Always.

If you’ve cracked consistency, I’d love to learn how you do it.

Some journeys need planning.
Some just need you to show up consistently.

Most of us don’t struggle with writing 
We struggle with posting on LinkedIn or X at the right time, every time.
You forget.
You miss the slot.
You lose the momentum.

So I built something that removes that timing friction completely.
A simple Chrome extension.
Add your slots once → click the button → it auto-schedules your post to the next open slot.
Zero dashboards. Zero clutter.

Not launching it publicly yet, keeping it early access for now.

If you want to try it before everyone else,
comment “I’m in” and I’ll DM you the link.

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Most people ask the wrong question about AI.

“Is AI a companion?”
“Will it replace us?”
“Is it intelligent enough?”

In the podcast, Leonard said something that stuck with me:

AI isn’t autonomous.
It doesn’t think for you.
It executes clarity.

If you can’t explain what you want,
how you want it,
and why it matters,
AI won’t magically save you.

AI rewards people who:
• Think clearly
• Give precise instructions
• Know the outcome they want

For everyone else, it feels overrated.

The gap isn’t AI capability.
It’s human clarity.

Curious to know:
Do you see AI more as a thinking partner or a powerful executor?

Full episode link in comments

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We truly believe that each one of us has greatness within us. Our objective is to be with you on that journey to discover who you are and who you can be.

We provide the following services - 
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life overwhelmed with busyness, 
and you are disconnected from yourself... 
then we need to talk.

Most high achievers I coach aren’t broken — they’re just disconnected.

🚨 Disconnected from their purpose.
🚨 Disconnected from the work they once loved.
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It shows up as: STUCK, FRUSTRATION, LOST.

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We don’t admire perfection.
We admire progress.

But when we look in the mirror
we crave perfection.
We chase flawless.
We wait for the right timing, the perfect words, the ideal version of ourselves before we take action.

It’s a lie we’ve been sold.
Perfection is a mirage 
the closer you get, the further it moves.

And the irony?
The people you look up to aren’t perfect either.
They just show up anyway.

They fail publicly.
They start messy.
They keep going when the world stops watching.

Living unapologetically isn’t about having it all figured out.
It’s about showing up, cracked voice, shaky hands, imperfect plan, and still giving your freaking best.

Because courage isn’t clean.
It’s sweaty. Vulnerable. Real.

On Dec 12 at 12 PM, I’m hosting a 90-minute masterclass - “Unapologetically You.”
It’s for those who are tired of waiting for “someday” and ready to show up now - messy, human, and alive.

👉 Join in.
Because progress is worth admiring and it starts with you.

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A few years from now, the things that will haunt you won’t be the risks you took,
they’ll be the chances you didn’t.

The message you didn’t send.
The leap you didn’t take.
The version of you that stayed “safe.”

I’ve lived that truth.
I’ve changed careers. 
Moved countries. 
Started over.
Built communities. 
Burned old versions of myself.
And every experiment, every detour, every leap has given me something regret never could - aliveness.

Mahatma Gandhi once said,
 “When I sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn.”

That’s how I’ve learned to live.
Every morning, a new version.
Every risk, a new rebirth.

Because comfort keeps you breathing.
But courage keeps you alive.

Risk is always, always better than regret.

Would you agree?

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Don’t preach what you can’t practice.
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
 
Ralph Waldo Emerson said that.

I lived that.
Most people don’t know this, but my career didn’t move in a straight line.

It looked more like a crash course in starting over.
✅From Physiotherapy - three clinics, full house, “successful” by every measure.
✅To Video Production, where I filmed 400+ hours of leadership content, with no roadmap, just curiosity.
✅To Sales, where I learned the art of rejection and resilience.
✅To Coaching, where I finally found alignment between who I am and what I do.

Every chapter felt like burning down an old version of myself, with family, kids, bills, and responsibilities whispering, “play it safe.”
But something louder inside said, “You were not born to play small.”
Reinvention isn’t about being fearless.

It’s about being honest. Brutally, unapologetically honest,
about the fact that comfort kills dreams.

And every time I chose growth over fear, I found a deeper version of me waiting on the other side.
If you’re in a season of doubt, remember this…
The world benefits nothing from your pretending.

Your kids, your team, your future self, they’re all watching you choose.

On Dec 12, I’m hosting a free 90-minute masterclass: Unapologetically You

It’s for those who are done hiding behind titles, roles, and expectations and ready to build an unapologetic mindset.
Because the greatest accomplishment is not success.

It’s becoming yourself and staying that way.
👉 Register now. Don’t wait for life to force you into clarity. Choose it.

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Last weekend, I had the joy of coaching my 11-year-old son’s basketball game. Before tip-off, I told the boys something simple…

 👉 “That’s the basket you’re scoring in.”
They laughed, of course, they knew that.
But in the second half, something happened.

In all the excitement, one of our players sprinted across the court, dodged defenders beautifully, and scored in the wrong basket.

The crowd gasped. 
The kid froze.
He’d done everything right… except one thing.
He’d lost sight of direction.

And that’s when it hit me - we adults do this all the time.
We sprint through life,
chasing goals we didn’t choose,
burning energy in the wrong direction.

Imagine Cristiano Ronaldo celebrating after scoring in his own net.

Or Serena Williams smashing the perfect ace on the wrong side of the court.

Ridiculous, right?
Yet, that’s what so many of us do every day
moving fast, 
going nowhere.

Speed feels good. 
Progress looks good.
But if you’re not clear on where you’re headed,
you’ll end up exhausted, not evolved.

So here’s my reminder:
If you’re moving fast but going nowhere, slow down.
Because in the long game of life,
direction will always matter more than speed.

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We live in a world where everyone is talking…
but almost no one is telling the truth.

We message, reply, react, “circle back,” drop emojis, soften edges, and avoid anything that might create discomfort.

We communicate constantly.

But honest conversations?

Rare. Painfully rare.

We need to bring truth back.

Truth with empathy.
Truth with courage.
Truth that builds, not breaks.

Because when people start saying the real thing… cultures transform. Teams breathe again. Leaders become human. And individuals feel free.

This week, try asking yourself:
✨ What honest conversation have I been avoiding?
✨ What truth (with kindness) could change everything?
✨ What reality am I finally ready to acknowledge?

Honesty isn’t the risk. Avoidance is.

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A world full of communication but starved of conversations

When a room no longer serves the purpose, 
staying stuck there is not greatness. It is a foolish choice.

A few years ago, I left a corporate job that, by all measures, was great.
Good people. Great culture.
I was growing, respected, and comfortable.

But every day, a quiet voice inside me said,

“You need a bigger room.
It is time to outgrow this place.”

And that truth scared me more than failure ever could.

Because leaving something broken is easy.
Leaving something beautiful because it no longer feels like yours. That’s hard.

It was the middle of the pandemic.

No safety net. No guaranteed income. Just an idea called IgnitedNeurons and a deep conviction that I wanted to build something that mattered.

I didn’t leave because I was unhappy.
I left because I was becoming.

Since then, the rooms have changed — coach, creator, speaker 
but the lesson remains:
Growth isn’t always about fixing what’s wrong.
Sometimes it’s about outgrowing what’s right.

💬 Have you ever walked away from something good because your soul was craving something greater?

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Culture makes or breaks careers.
Which one are you in?
And before you answer, remember… 
you are part of the equation.

Because culture isn’t the posters on the wall or the words in a handbook.
It’s how you speak to your teammate after a long day.
It’s how your manager reacts when someone fails.
It’s the silence in meetings when no one feels safe to speak.

I’ve coached people who thrived simply because they were in rooms that allowed them to be human.
And I’ve seen extraordinary talent shrink, not because they lost skill,
but because the environment stole their voice.

The truth is, we’re all building culture every day with our moods, our words, our reactions.

So here are a few questions I often ask leaders and teams I work with:

🔹 Does your culture celebrate results or effort?
🔹 Do people feel safe to disagree?
🔹 When someone fails, do they hide it or share it to help others grow?
🔹 Would you choose to work for yourself?

If even one of those questions makes you pause,
you’ve already started the work.

Because culture doesn’t change with a policy.
It changes with presence.
One conversation, one decision, one moment at a time.

💬 What’s one small behaviour that defines your team’s culture right now?

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Most people don’t fail because they lack discipline.
They fail because they protect the very habits that keep them small.

The excuses that feel harmless.
The stories that feel familiar.
The comfort zones that feel “practical.”

But here’s the truth no one likes to admit:
Your future self is not compatible with your current patterns.
You can’t evolve while clinging to the behaviours that built the version of you you're trying to outgrow.

You say you want clarity, courage, impact 
but you hold on to the habits that drain your energy,
the people who dilute your truth,
and the routines that numb your potential.

Becoming unapologetic isn’t just a mindset shift.
It’s a habit funeral.
A conscious, ruthless letting go of the micro-behaviors that keep you average.

Because the next two years?
They will demand a sharper you.
A braver you.
A more honest you.

Growth is expensive.
It will cost you your old self.
And that is a bargain worth taking every single day.

On Dec 12 at 12 PM, I’m hosting a 90-minute masterclass -
“Unapologetically You.”
If you’re ready to outgrow your excuses and build the habits that match where you say you want to go… this is your moment.

👉 Register now.
Your future self is waiting, but it won’t wait forever.

7 costs of entry you must pay to get the life you want
(most people quit at #3)

1️⃣ Rejection — Airbnb
Rejected by investors 20 times. They turned cereal boxes into cash to survive.

2️⃣ Embarrassment — Howard Schultz (Starbucks)
His idea was laughed at 242 times. He kept pouring the coffee anyway.

3️⃣ Uncertainty — Netflix
They offered to sell to Blockbuster for $50M and were turned down.
That moment of uncertainty birthed a $200B empire.

4️⃣ Discipline — Jeff Bezos
Every year he writes the same shareholder letter: “It’s still Day One.”
Boring consistency beats bursts of brilliance.

5️⃣ Loneliness — Sara Blakely (SPANX)
No one believed in her idea for women’s shapewear.
She sold door-to-door with a smile and grit.

6️⃣ Faith — Walt Disney
Bankrupt twice. Rejected hundreds of times.
Still believed in the magic he wanted to build.

7️⃣ Ego Death — Steve Jobs
Fired from Apple. Built Pixar. Came back stronger.

Sometimes you must lose what you built to rediscover who you are.

The cost of the life you want?
A true belief in who you are and what you aspire to build.

Everything fake, easy, or familiar.
But on the other side of that payment… is freedom.

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7 costs of entry you must pay to get the life you want 

Most people aren’t stuck.
They’re just too loyal to a life they’ve outgrown.

That’s the status quo.
The “existing state of affairs.”
Familiar. Predictable.
And quietly draining.

I’ve challenged the status quo in my life more than once:
Leaving a safe career as a physiotherapist in Delhi.
Reinventing myself in leadership training.
Moving countries, starting again in Melbourne.
Building a coaching + facilitation practice from scratch.

Not because I’m fearless.
But because a voice inside kept saying:
“What you have is not bad… but it’s not it.”

Challenging the status quo is uncomfortable.
But so is waking up in 10 years and realising you played small because “this is how we’ve always done it.”

You don’t owe the world perfection.
But you do owe it your signature, not your copy.

So, real question for you today:
👉 Where in your life or work have you made peace with something that no longer fits you?

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That quiet sentence - “This is just how things are” is one of the most dangerous beliefs in the world. That’s the status quo. The existing state of af

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Life Is Too Short for “This Is How We’ve Always Done It”

Most people feel “behind.”
Behind in career.
Behind in wealth.
Behind in life.

But here’s the problem:
They are measuring progress with someone else’s ruler.

The danger?
👉 You chase goals that were never yours
👉 You undervalue the growth you have made
👉 You feel like a failure even while building something meaningful

Here’s what works instead:
1️⃣ Define what progress means for you (not your peers)
2️⃣ Track small wins daily, the compound effect is real
3️⃣ Compare yourself only to who you were last year
4️⃣ Audit your environment, unfollow people who trigger toxic comparisons
5️⃣ Build your own scorecard of success, aligned with values not vanity

Your ruler. Your race. Your rules.

What’s one metric on your personal scorecard of success?
Drop it below, your answer might shift someone else’s perspective.

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As this year comes to an end, most people start hoping the next one will be different.
“2026 will be my year.”
“Things will change.”
“I’ll finally get the clarity, the opportunity, the momentum.”

But the truth is simple and uncomfortable:

The future does not arrive.
We create it.

Every year I remind myself of this.
And every year it becomes more real.

The breakthroughs I’ve had were never gifts from a new calendar.
They came from small decisions made daily.
They came from courage taken in unglamorous moments.
They came from choosing growth when comfort was louder.

❌ 2026 will not transform you.
✅ You will transform 2026.

Five minutes of learning a day.
One hard conversation you’ve been avoiding.
One habit you actually stick to.
One boundary you finally set.

These are the choices that shape a year.
Slowly. 
Quietly. 
Powerfully.

As we step into 2026, ask yourself:
What is one small action today that your future self will thank you for?

Because the future is not something we wait for.
It is something we build.

One decision at a time.

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Everyone has a signature.
Few ever live it.

A thumbprint. A voice. A rhythm.

Even that scribble at the end of your email — uniquely yours.

And yet, somewhere between fitting in and growing up,
most of us became templates.

Every time you mute your truth to please the room,
you erase a line from that signature.

The goal isn’t to be perfect —
it’s to be distinct.

To bring your flavour, your courage, your weirdness, fully alive.
Because nobody remembers the photocopy.

They remember the original.

On Dec 12 at 12 PM, I’m hosting a 90-minute masterclass “Unapologetically You.” It’s for anyone ready to stop living the default version of themselves and start leading, creating, and living with their signature.

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Why Be Ordinary When You Can Have Your Signature?

An engineering manager I worked with once told me,

“Utkarsh, I’ve been trying to move into people leadership for 5 years, but nothing’s shifting.”

He was smart, capable, and respected.

But he couldn’t move upward because he couldn’t influence
not stakeholders, 
not decisions, 
not outcomes.

Through our coaching, we discovered something powerful:
He already knew how to influence.
He did it everyday, with his friends, with his family, in his personal life.
He listened deeply. He understood others. He made people feel seen.

But the moment he walked into work, that shifted.
He feared judgment.
He tried to sound “smart” instead of being real.
He started performing instead of connecting.

That’s what most people get wrong about influence.
It’s not about talking louder, dressing sharper, or being in every meeting.
It’s about creating space for others to succeed around you.

Once he broke through that fear and showed up the same way at work as he did outside it.
He was unstoppable.
Within three months, he’d built trust, led with empathy, and earned the leadership role he’d been chasing for years.

If you’re reading this and you’ve been:
•	Stuck in the same role for years
•	Doing great work but still unseen
•	Unsure how to influence upward

Then it’s time to stop trying to “act” influential and start becoming it.

That’s exactly what we do through The Ignite Life Method.

We help leaders build clarity, courage, and conscious impact - the real foundations of influence.

DM me IGNITE, and let’s unlock your next level.

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Most clutter isn’t physical.
It’s emotional. 
It’s spiritual.
It’s postponed decisions.

I had one of the most profound conversations on the IgnitedNeurons Podcast with the legendary Barbara Hemphill — a pioneer in the $11.2B organizing industry and author of Taming the Paper Tiger.

We spoke about order, purpose, childhood wounds, emotional attachment, and the spiritual journey behind creating a life that feels lighter.

Two lines she shared are still ringing in my mind:
👉 “Clutter is postponed decisions.”
👉 “Without a vision, people perish.”

If you're feeling overwhelmed, physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually, this conversation might be the reset you need.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify (link in comments)

 💛 And if the episode moved you, please share it with one person who might need it.
Let’s build lives with more purpose, clarity, and peace.
One small step at a time.

Facebook Fitness Fanatics.
That was the first community I ever built, more than a decade ago.

I had no playbook. 
No followers. 
No clue what “content strategy” even meant.

Just a deep desire to share, connect, and grow.

We posted workouts, motivation, messy progress photos,
and in that small corner of the internet, I learned what creation really feels like.

Since then…
 🎥 I’ve made YouTube videos.
 💬 Written hundreds of LinkedIn posts.
 🎙️ Launched a podcast.

Different hats. Different platforms.
But one thing stayed constant — I kept showing up.

There were days it felt pointless.

Posts no one read. 
Videos no one watched.

But I kept going.
Because creation, for me, was never about applause.
It was about aliveness.

Looking back, I realise…
What you see today started in silence, not success.

It started with a habit, not hype.

So whatever you’re building today 
do it with joy and consistency.

Because in the long run,
systems will always beat emotions.
And consistency will always beat luck.

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On Dec 12, I’m hosting a 90-minute masterclass “Unapologetically You.” It’s for anyone ready to stop living the default version of themselves and start leading, creating, and living with their signature.

Save your spot – link is in the comments.

Why be ordinary when you can have your signature?

Each of us is born with a unique pattern that no one else has.
A thumbprint.
A voice.
A rhythm.
Even that scribble at the end of your email that says PFA, your signature, is uniquely yours.

And yet… most of us live templated lives.
We work like everyone else.
Speak like everyone else.
Even dream within the same safe boundaries.

Somewhere between fitting in and growing up, we lost our originality.
We started seeking validation instead of expression.

But here’s the truth…
Your signature is your story in motion.
It’s your way of saying,
“I was here. I mattered. I left a mark.”

Every time you suppress your ideas to please the room,
you erase a line from that signature.

The goal isn’t to be perfect.
It’s to be distinct.
To bring your flavour, your truth, your weirdness - fully alive.

Because nobody remembers the photocopy.
They remember the original.

On Dec 12 at 12 PM, I’m running a 90-minute masterclass “Unapologetically You.”
It’s for those tired of living the default version of themselves,
ready to reclaim their signature, at work, in life, in impact.

Your signature isn’t what you write.

It’s how you live.

👉 Save your spot. Be remembered for being you.

If I had one thing to tell my 25-year-old self, it would be this:

You don’t need a perfect plan.
You just need to be aligned.

At 25, I was already a father.
A physiotherapist with one clinic.
Hungry to create impact but unsure what success even meant.

Back then, I thought the answer was in doing more.
More clients. More credentials. More work.

But over the last 15 years, I’ve learned something far simpler and far truer.
You don’t need to know where life will take you.
You just need to know who you are and what feels true inside.

Because when you act from alignment,
your path unfolds, step by step,
without a master plan.

If I hadn’t learned this,
I’d still be living someone else’s life.
Still avoiding conflict.
Still mistaking success for validation.

Today, I’ve changed 
not because I figured it all out,
but because I found peace in not knowing.

Have I achieved everything I want to?
No.
Do I have regrets?
None.

Because the moment you start building from who you are,
not what you should be,
life becomes blissfully, beautifully yours.

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💬 If you could tell your 25-year-old self one thing, what would it be?

Most people don’t realize how fragile the world really is until someone explains it with clarity.

This week on the IgnitedNeurons Podcast, I sat down with Irina Tsukerman, one of the most fascinating voices in human rights, national security, and information warfare.

From childhood curiosity to becoming a globally recognized attorney, Irina’s journey is a reminder that the world is shaped not just by power but by people who choose to think critically.

We spoke about:
 🔸 Why geopolitical fragmentation is accelerating
 🔸 How social media quietly manipulates our perception of reality
 🔸 The balance between human rights and national security
 🔸 Why dialogue matters more than ever
 🔸 The importance of empathy in disagreement
 🔸 And the one thing we still underestimate: our personal agency

Irina’s insights are sharp, honest, and much needed in a world drowning in misinformation.

If you’ve ever wanted to understand what’s really happening behind the headlines, this episode will open your mind.

🎧 Listen now on Spotify

 If the conversation resonates, please support the IgnitedNeurons Podcast by following, sharing, and sending it to one person who needs to hear it.

Your support goes a long way.
Let’s build a world where nuance still matters.

A national security & human rights lawyer, Fellow at Arabian Peninsula Institute, Fellow at Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Board Member at The Washington Outsider Center for Information Warfare

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